Prismarine Crystals

In Minecraft, prismarine crystals are an essential resource primarily obtained by defeating guardians and elder guardians. They are used alongside prismarine shards to craft sea lanterns. Guardians have a 40% chance of dropping prismarine crystals, while elder guardians have a 1/3 chance. The amount dropped can be increased using weapons enchanted with looting. Additionally, sea lanterns drop 2-3 prismarine crystals when broken with a tool not enchanted with silk touch, and this amount can be increased to a maximum of 5 using the fortune enchantment. Prismarine crystals are renewable resources commonly found in ocean monuments within deep ocean, deep lukewarm ocean, and deep cold ocean biomes. They can also be found in buried treasure chests. Aside from crafting sea lanterns, prismarine crystals have no other uses; their primary value lies in being a crucial component for making sea lanterns. Sea lanterns are excellent underwater light sources, emitting a light level of 15, the same as torches, jack o’lanterns, and beacons. In summary, prismarine crystals in Minecraft are primarily used for lighting and require players to explore ocean monuments and fight guardians to obtain them.